The fourth of the Grand Prix events is NHK Trophy, which takes place in Tokyo, Japan from the 11th-14th November.
Here’s a rundown of who you can expect to see competing at this event and some information about them.
Pairs
| Team | Country | Notable Results 20/21 | Notable Results 21/22 | Nationals | Program Information | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud | Canada | Worlds 2021 - 12th (176.24) | Skate America 2021 - 8th (147.61) | SP: Lost Without You / FS: Dreaming With a Broken Heart | 18th | |
| Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nolan Seegert | Germany | NRW Autumn Trophy 2020 - 2nd (155.95) | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 7th (188.37) | SP: You Are the Reason / FS: People Help The People | 11th | |
| Riku Miura / Ryuichi Kihara | Japan | WTT 2021 - 3rd (196.65) | Skate America 2021 - 2nd (208.20) | SP: Hallelujah / FS: Woman | 12th | |
| Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov | Russia | Worlds 2021 - 1st (227.59) | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 1st (227.13) | 4th | SP: Esmeralda / FS: The Snowstorm/Time, Forward! | 4th |
| Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov | Russia | Challenge Cup 2021 - 1st (217.85) | Cranberry Cup 2021 - 1st (227.63) | 1st | SP: Metamorphosis Two/Experience / FS: Lighthouse | 2nd |
| Ashley Cain-Gribble / Timothy LeDuc | USA | Worlds 2021 - 9th (185.31) | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 3rd (193.00) | 3rd | SP: The White Crow (soundtrack) / FS: W.E. (soundtrack) | 7th |
| Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | USA | John Nicks Pairs Challenge 2021 - 3rd (195.20) | 4th | SP: Toxic/Survivor / FS: Ancient Lands | 29th |
Ice dance
| Team | Country | Notable Results 20/21 | Notable Results 21/22 | Nationals | Program Information | Key Points | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha | Canada | Worlds 2021 - 14th (180.71) | Autumn Classic 2021 - 4th (181.74) | RD: Funkytown/Super Solid Soul Vehicul/Far From Over / FD: Rio (soundtrack) | YYYY (+1.21) | 14th | |
| Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin | Spain | Worlds 2021 - 11th (186.13) | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 5th (185.57) | RD: Partition/Mi Gente / FD: Since I've Been Loving You/Starway To Heaven | YYNY (+1.34) | 11th | |
| Lilah Fear / Lewis Gibson | Great Britain | Worlds 2021 - 7th (196.92) | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 3rd (190.39) | RD: Kiss medley / FD: The Lion King (soundtrack) | NYNY (+1.74) | 6th | |
| Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto | Japan | Worlds 2021 - 19th (167.81) | Skate America 2021 - 6th (164.32) | 1st | RD: Le Freak/What You Won't Do For Love/You Make Me Feel / FD: Memoirs of Geisha (soundtrack) | NNNN (+0.40) | 42nd |
| Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi | Japan | 2nd | RD: Soran Bushi/Koto / FD: La Bayadere | ||||
| Sofia Shevchenko / Igor Eremenko | Russia | 4th | RD: I Feel Like I'm Drowning / FD: Heaven I Know/Trio No. 1 in D/Rise of the Instruments | 67th | |||
| Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov | Russia | Worlds 2021 - 1st (221.17) | RD: You Can Leave Your Hat On/Brick House / FD: Piano Concerto No. 2/Variations on a Theme of Paganini | 5th | |||
| Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin | Ukraine | Worlds 2021 - 20th (167.34) | Victor Petrenko Cup 2021 - 1st (190.96) | 1st | RD: Hit The Road Jack / FD: Backstage Romance (Moulin Rouge soundtrack) | YYYY (+1.61) | 25th |
| Madison Chock / Evan Bates | USA | Worlds 2021 - 4th (212.69) | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 2nd (208.31) | 2nd | RD: Billie Eilish medley / FD: Daft Punk medley | NYYY (+2.54) | 2nd |
Women
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 20/21 | Notable Results 21/22 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Schott | Germany | Worlds 2021 - 18th (172.80) | Gran Premio D'Italia 2021 - 10th (167.20) | SP: Adios Nonino / FS: Rain, In Your Black Eyes | 3F+3T | 35th | |
| Mana Kawabe | Japan | Skate Canada 2021 - 9th (186.52) | 6th | SP: Shadow 5/Winter 1 / FS: Miracle | 3A / 3F+3T+2T | 81st | |
| Rino Matsuike | Japan | 4th (S), 1st (J) | SP: A Quoi Ca Sert l'Amour / FS: Moonlight | 3Lz+3T+2T | 156th | ||
| Kaori Sakamoto | Japan | WTT 2021 - 2nd (228.07) | Skate America 2021 - 4th (215.93) | 2nd | SP: Now We Are Free / FS: No More Fight Left In Me/Tris | 3F+3T | 5th |
| Eunsoo Lim | South Korea | Gran Premio D'Italia 2021 - 8th (179.58) | 6th | SP: El Tango de Roxanne / FS: East of Eden (soundtrack)/Searching for Eden | 3Lz+3T | 20th | |
| Seoyeong Wi | South Korea | 5th | SP: The Grandmaster (soundtrack)/The Last Airbender (soundtrack) / FS: Tristan and Isolde | 3Lz+3T | 62nd | ||
| Young You | South Korea | Skate America 2021 - 3rd (216.97) | 4th | SP: The Leftovers (soundtrack) / FS: Les Miserables (soundtrack) | 3A / 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 7th | |
| Daria Usacheva | Russia | Skate America 2021 - 2nd (217.31) | 4th | SP: Never Enough / FS: Nessun Dorma | 3Lz+1Eu+3S | 27th | |
| Amber Glenn | USA | Skate America 2021 - 6th (201.02) | 2nd | SP: Circles/Experience / FS: Rain In Your Black Eyes | 3A / 3F+3T | 28th | |
| Alysa Liu | USA | Lombardia Trophy 2021 - 1st (219.24) | 4th | SP: Gypsy Dance (Don Quixote: Act II) / FS: Violin Concerto in D, op. 35 (Tchaikovski) | 3A / 3Lz+3T | 12th |
Men
| Skater | Country | Notable Results 20/21 | Notable Results 21/22 | Nationals | Program Information | Notable Jumps | World Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nam Nguyen | Canada | WTT 2021 - 11th (199.93) | Skate America 2021 - 8th (219.60) | SP: White Legend / FS: Mi Mancherai | 4S | 23rd | |
| Matteo Rizzo | Italy | Worlds 2021 - 11th (245.47) | Finlandia Trophy 2021 - 6th (238.75) | 2nd | SP: Maneskin medley / FS: Two Men In Love | 4T+3T | 8th |
| Kao Miura | Japan | 7th (S), 2nd (J) | SP: Winter / FS: Vicente Amigo medley | 4T+3T | 156th | ||
| Shoma Uno | Japan | Worlds 2021 - 4th (277.44) | Skate America 2021 - 2nd (270.68) | 2nd | SP: Oboe Concerto / FS: Bolero | 4T+3T | 10th |
| Sota Yamamoto | Japan | Skate Canada 2021 - 7th (225.74) | 9th | SP: Yesterday / FS: Io Ci Saro | 4T / 4S | 46th | |
| Junhwan Cha | South Korea | Worlds 2021 - 10th (245.99) | Gran Premio D'Italia 2021 - 5th (247.74) | 1st | SP: Fate of the Clockmaker/Cloak and Dagge / FS: Popoli de Pekino/Turandot, | 4S | 13th |
| Makar Ignatov | Russia | Skate Canada 2021 - 4th (244.17) | 2nd | SP: Iron Sky / FS: Piano Concerto No.1 (Tchaikovski) | 4T+3T | 25th | |
| Alexander Samarin | Russia | Budapest Trophy 2021 - 3rd (226.81) | 5th | SP: The Matrix (soundtrack) / FS: Lord & Master/Save Us | 4Lz+3T | 12th | |
| Tomoki Hiwatashi | USA | Skate Canada 2021 - 11th (221.77) | 7th | SP: Standards/ FS: The Artist (soundtrack) | 4T+3T | 42nd | |
| Camden Pulkinen | USA | U.S. Classic 2021 - 4th (208.99) | 8th | SP: Moulin Rouge (soundtrack) / FS: And The Waltz Goes On | 3A+2T | 30th | |
| Vincent Zhou | USA | Worlds 2021 - 25th (70.51) | Skate America 2021 - 1st (295.56) | 2nd | SP: Vincent / FS: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (soundtrack)/Rising Sun | 4Lz+3T | 24th |
